Holder for sales-pads.



No. 812,658. PATENTED FEB. 13, 1906 A. E. LANDON. v

HOLDER FOR SALES PADS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8, 1905.

WiTNESSES INVENTOR I I QMQMV 0K 4 Y ATTORN EY UNITED S TE PATENT oE IoE.

. ASA E. LANDo oEoANToN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR To AMERICAN SALE BooK ooMPANY, OF ELMIRA, NEW YORK.

HOLDER FOR JSAL E S-PAD Sr of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in the holders or covers for manifolding salesbooks; and the object of my invention is'to provide a sim le and effective device where by the pad of leaves will be securely locked and held inposition in the holder. I attain my object by arrangin the parts of the holder and attaching the pa thereto in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which? m Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved holder w1th a pad of leaves attached thereto Fig. 2, a longitudinal section through the holder and pad and Fig 3 a perspective locking the pad in place therein.

Like letters of reference designate like parts in the several views. The hdlder consists of a back leaf A of stiff material, preferably of tin or other suitable sheet metal, bent up at right angles along one edge, as at D. This leaf will be covered with cloth, leatherette, or other suitable material, and has attached to it at one side by a hinged joint a'second leaf B of stiff material Similarly covered, said leaf at the end adjacent to the bent-up portion of the leaf A being made slightly shorter than said leaf. A third leaf C ofstiff material covered to correspond with leaves A and B' is hinged to the leafA at one of its ends, so as to fold over upon the top of the pad and form a cover therefor, In the holder illustrated this cover-leaf 0 is shown attached to the leaf A at the bent-up end.

The pads E to be inserted in this holder have theirleaves stapled together at one end by one or more staples, as at. F, and also have stapled in at the back a fastening-strip G of rat er stifi paper.' When placing the ad in the holder, the leaf B is turned up, at rig t angles and the fastenin -strip at the back of the pad is hooked over t e end'thereof, with the staples Flying snugly against the edge of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 8, 1906. Serial No. 286,415.

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the back leaf A, thereby bringing the edges of the leaves of the pad at the stapled end into engagement with the turned-up portion D,

the distance between the staples and the end of the pad being such that the leaf B will bear against the staples and cause the end of the ad to bind snugly against the turned-up end I) This arrangement of the leaves of the holder causes the pads to be securely fastened in the holder and prevents it from being swung out to either side thereof or twisted in the holder. It also causes the staples to be held in vertical position, and forms a holder especially adapted for use in connection with pads stapled together by staples having turned-down ends at the top, whereby the leaf.. The leaf B is then droppeddown upon I leaves of the pad may be drawn off from the stapleswithout leaving a stub, this form of stapling being described more fully in Letters Patent to W. F. Beck for manifolding pad and holder, dated April 2%, 1900, No.

647,933. The'holder'may be used to advantage, however, with pads in which the leaves are fastened together by staples or otherwise, so as to leavea stub or partial stub when the leaves are severed from the ad. 0

In the holder illustrated t e leaf has one side turnedup at I to forma rotecting edge for the carbon-sheet H, which is folded over 11 on the leaves of. the pad from that side. This feature, however, is old and may be omitted. so the carbon-sheets may be attached at one end of the pad instead of at the side, and the leaves B and C may be otherwise hinged to the leaf A than herein shown.

-What I claim as myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'

' 1. The combination, with a pad of leaves .90 thereto in proximity to one edge of the pad,

having a fastening-strip at the back attached of a holder therefor comprising a back leaf having a turned-up portion along one edge,

and a second leaf hinged to said back leaf and adapted to fold down upon it with one edge spaced fromthe turned-up portion, whereby, when the fastening-strip of the pad is hooked over said edge, the corresponding edge of the pad will be brought intoengagement with said turned-up portion.

therefor comprisin 2. The combination, with a pad of leaves and a fastening-strip stapled to%ether in proximity to one edge of the pad, 0 a holder a back. leaf having a turned-u portion a onione edge, and a second leaf ged to said ack leaf at right anles to the turned-'up portion, the edge of the second leaf adjacent the turned-up portion being spaced therefrom for the purpose set forth. v I 10 In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ASA E. LANDON. Witnesses:

J. H. O'BRIEN, A. S. DIVEN. 

